diff --git a/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/ContentType.cs b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/ContentType.cs
index c59afba4a5..f127dbf608 100644
--- a/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/ContentType.cs
+++ b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/ContentType.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,30 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic
         /// <value>The description.</value>
         public string Description
         {
-            get { return _description; }
+            get {
+                if (_description != null)
+                {
+                    if (!_description.StartsWith("#"))
+                        return _description;
+                    else
+                    {
+                        Language lang = Language.GetByCultureCode(Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name);
+                        if (lang != null)
+                        {
+                            if (Dictionary.DictionaryItem.hasKey(_description.Substring(1, _description.Length - 1)))
+                            {
+                                var di =
+                                    new Dictionary.DictionaryItem(_description.Substring(1, _description.Length - 1));
+                                return di.Value(lang.id);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return "[" + _description + "]";
+                }
+
+                return _description;
+            }
             set
             {
                 _description = value;
@@ -471,7 +494,10 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic
         {
             return base.Text;
         }
-
+        public string GetRawDescription()
+        {
+            return _description;
+        }
         /// <summary>
         /// Used to persist object changes to the database. In Version3.0 it's just a stub for future compatibility
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/propertytype/propertytype.cs b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/propertytype/propertytype.cs
index de27e951a4..212c9369c5 100644
--- a/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/propertytype/propertytype.cs
+++ b/umbraco/cms/businesslogic/propertytype/propertytype.cs
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.propertytype
 
                     return "[" + _description + "]";
                 }
-                else
-                    return _description;
+
+                return _description;
             }
             set
             {
diff --git a/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/ContentTypeControlNew.ascx.cs b/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/ContentTypeControlNew.ascx.cs
index f2848fa567..55f2f64ff8 100644
--- a/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/ContentTypeControlNew.ascx.cs
+++ b/umbraco/presentation/umbraco/controls/ContentTypeControlNew.ascx.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jQuery(function() { refreshDropDowns(); });
 
             txtName.Text = cType.GetRawText();
             txtAlias.Text = cType.Alias;
-            description.Text = cType.Description;
+            description.Text = cType.GetRawDescription();
 
         }
         #endregion